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Danish · Intermediate

Stadsmusikanterne fra Bremen

Name: Stadsmusikanterne fra Bremen
Author: The Brothers Grimm

Adapted from The Bremen Town Musicians

By The Brothers Grimm

An aging donkey, dog, cat, and rooster set out together to become musicians in Bremen.

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Æslet drager til Bremen

The donkey leaves for Bremen

I mange år havde et æsel båret kornsække til møllen for sin ejer. Men efterhånden som æslet mistede kræfterne, kunne han ikke længere klare arbejdet som før. Hans ejer begyndte derfor at spekulere på hvordan han kunne slippe for at betale for æslets foder. Æslet mærkede at der var fare på færde og stak af ad vejen mod Bremen.

For many years, a donkey had carried sacks of grain to the mill for his owner. But as the donkey grew weaker, he could no longer do the work as he used to. So his owner began to wonder how he could get out of paying for the donkey’s feed. The donkey sensed danger and ran away down the road toward Bremen.

»Der kan jeg sikkert blive stadsmusikant,« tænkte han.

“I can probably become a town musician there,” he thought.

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